Reflective Assignment (student nurse)
You are required to reflect upon and critically analyse how a decision was made and what leadership approach utilised in a complex clinical situation to bring about safe and effective nursing care.
The scenario must be from your clinical practice (mine is AMU-acute medical unit) in your final year semester 1 placement (hub). The clinical situation must be relevant to your field of nursing (Adult nursing). This must be a scenario in which you were directly involved, however the decision made may be either your own or that of another member of the MDT. The actions and leadership approaches / strategies used during the complex situation again may be your own or that of another member of the MDT.
In the assignment you must fully address each of the learning outcomes.
This assessment tests your understanding of and ability to critically explore at level 7 the concepts in the following module Learning Outcomes:
• LO2 Critically reflect upon the delivery of safe, confident, competent, and compassionate quality care whilst recognising the uniqueness of the individual.
• LO3 Critically appraise decision making in response to a complex clinical situation.
• LO4 Select and defend the leadership and management strategies that contributed to safe and effective adult nursing care.
